In September 2008, a male of Trachops cirrhosus was captured in a gallery forest in the Mário Viana Municipal Park, Nova Xavantina, state of Mato Grosso, Brazil. This capture represents the first record of the species in the state of Mato Grosso.

in forest remnants of the Cerrado savanna of eastern Mato Grosso, Brazil. Biota Neotrop. 13(2): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v13n2/en/abstract?inventory+ bn03313022013Abstract: In the state of Mato Grosso, studies aiming to investigate the diversity and richness of bats are still scarce. In the present study, the chiropteran fauna of eastern Mato Grosso (Brazil) was investigated at four sites representing the Cerrado savanna biome with different degrees of anthropogenic impact, in the municipality of Nova Xavantina. Surveys were conducted between January and December, 2010, with a total of 48 nights of mist-netting. A total of 423 bats were captured, representing 25 species distributed in five families. A greater abundance of individuals was recorded at all sites during the rainy season, with considerable variation being observed over the course of the year in species richness and composition, and the abundance of bats. Species richness and bat abundance were higher in the better preserved habitats in comparison with the impacted areas. The timing of foraging activities appeared to vary among the specimens and there was a progressive increase in activity until 19:30 h, with a marked decline after 22:30 h. The ecological diversity (Shannon-Wiener index) of the bat community within the study area was H' = 2.37. Keywords: Chiroptera, conservation, species richness, diversity. SOUSA, R.F., VENERE, P.C. & FARIA, K.C. Morcegos em remanescentes florestais de Cerrado do leste de Mato Grosso, Brasil. Biota Neotrop. 13(2): http://www.biotaneotropica.org.br/v13n2/pt/abstract?inventory +bn03313022013Resumo: No estado de Mato Grosso, os estudos visando investigar a diversidade e riqueza de morcegos ainda são escassos. Neste estudo, a quiropterofauna da região leste mato-grossense foi investigada por meio de capturas em quatro áreas remanescentes de Cerrado com diferentes índices de conservação, no município de Nova Xavantina. As capturas ocorreram de janeiro a dezembro de 2010, totalizando 48 noites de amostragem. Foram capturados 423 indivíduos, distribuídos em 25 espécies e cinco famílias. Os quatro ambientes apresentaram maior abundância na estação chuvosa e, ao longo dos meses e entre as estações do ano a composição, riqueza e abundância de morcegos variaram. As áreas mais preservadas apresentaram maior riqueza e maior abundância de morcegos em relação às áreas degradadas. Foi possível verificar que o horário de forrageamento variou entre os espécimes capturados, ocorrendo um pico crescente de atividade até às 19:30h e uma redução acentuada por volta das 22:30h. A diversidade calculada pelo índice de Shannon-Wiener (H') para as áreas foi de H'=2,37. Palavras-chave: Chiroptera, conservação, riqueza, diversidade. 237 Bats in the Cerrado savanna of Mato Grosso

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The purpose of this work was to verify the ability of the enzyme Alu I to cleave and/or remove satellite DNA sequences from heterochromatic regions in chromosomes of bats, by identifying the occurrence of modifications in the pattern of fluorescence in situ hybridization with telomeric DNA. The localization and fluorescence intensity of the telomeric DNA sites of the Alu-digested and undigested chromosomes of species Eumops glaucinus, Carollia perspicillata, and Platyrrhinus lineatus were analyzed. Telomeric sequences were detected at the termini of chromosomes of all three species, although, in C. perspicillata, the signals were very faint or absent in most chromosomes. This finding was interpreted as being due to a reduced number of copies of the telomeric repeat, resulting from extensive telomeric association and/or rearrangements undergone by the chromosomes of Carollia. Fluorescent signals were also observed in centromeric and pericentromeric regions in several two-arm chromosomes of E. glaucinus and C. perspicillata. In E. glaucinus and P. lineatus, some interstitial and terminal telomeric sites were observed to be in association with regions of constitutive heterochromatin and ribosomal DNA (NORs). After digestion, these telomeric sites showed a significant decrease in signal intensity, indicating that enzyme Alu I cleaves and/or removes part of the satellite DNA present in these regions. These results suggest that the telomeric sequence is a component of the heterochromatin, and that the C-band-positive regions of bat chromosomes have a different DNA composition.